Florida license reference
What a Florida electrical contractor license means, according to the official Electrical Contractors' Licensing Board, and how to check one.
The Electrical Contractors' Licensing Board, part of the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation, licenses and regulates electrical contractors. The board's statutes are in Chapter 489, Part II, Florida Statutes.
DBPR states that a certified license allows a contractor to work anywhere in Florida. A registered electrical contractor has registered after meeting the competency requirements of the jurisdiction for which the registration is issued and may contract only in the cities or counties for which that registration is issued.
The official board page designates a certified electrical contractor as EC and a registered electrical contractor as ER. DBPR also licenses alarm system contractors and specialty electrical contractors under the same board. A registered electrical contractor may not contract for any alarm system.
DBPR describes an electrical contractor as a person who conducts business in the electrical trade and who has the experience and knowledge to install, repair, alter, add to, or design electrical wiring, fixtures, appliances, apparatus, raceways, and conduit, including electrical installations and systems within plants and substations, and all alarm systems and specialty categories.
DBPR also states that, to do business as an entity other than a sole proprietorship, the contractor must be approved to qualify that business, and the approved business name appears on the individual license. The official definition is the authority; this page does not replace it.
Sensus Tampa electrical pages copy the license number, license type, status, issuing source, and as-of date from the official record. A license is not a ranking, a customer review, or a guarantee of work quality. Sensus copies the official record and shows the as-of date. A missing fact is unknown. Confirm the current status on the official DBPR license search, because a published copy can lag the live register.
DBPR defines an electrical contractor as a person who conducts business in the electrical trade and who may install, repair, alter, add to, or design electrical wiring, fixtures, appliances, apparatus, raceways, and conduit, including systems in plants and substations, and all alarm systems and specialty categories. A registered electrical contractor may not contract for any alarm system.
Use the official DBPR license search. Confirm the license number, type, status, and that the business entity is the one named on the license. Then compare those facts with the dated copy on the Sensus Tampa electrical license hub.